On the same day, a tribunal upheld a nation-first decision to have the sculpture removed.
Vandals have cut down the statue of a disgraced colonial-era politician in Hobart on the day a civil tribunal – in what the council says is a national first – gave the green light to the city to remove it.
The statue of the former premier has been the subject of hurt and debate among locals and sparked a years-long process to remove it. "We are very pleased that the independent planning tribunal has verified our decision," Hobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds said.
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